I’ve said it a bajillion times and I’ll say it a bajillion more: motive.
It fixes 99% of writing problems.
Scene is boring? Give the characters a motive. Character doesn’t feel real? Find their driving motives behind their worldview and actions. Tension missing? Find a motive and prevent the anyone from getting what they want.
Dig into those passions, however big or small. Prevent characters from reaching it, make it glaringly, blindingly obvious what they, in their deepest parts of their soul, crave.
Motive motive motive.
the creatures beneath; (protagonist 1/?)
❝ his voice shakes but he swallows his fear once again, blinking thrice to make sure he isn’t dreaming. the bundle of darkness is sliding closer to him and it takes every ounce of self control for levi to stop shaking. FEEL NOTHING, his father’s wise words thrum in his skull as he searches for the nearest weapon. unlike afryea, he didn’t think to have one nearby. STUPID BOY, this time his father’s words aren’t as helpful, but at least he isn’t thinking too much about the intruder. FEEL NOTHING, Levi takes a deep breath before closing his eyes - letting Fate decide whether or not he’ll be spared this time round. ❞
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*talks about demons loudly in local diner*
Some romantic subplots do not need conflict, per-say.
What do I mean?
I mean if you have a bigger story with a ton of stuff going on, a romance could be a place of rest to the character. A nice, stable relationship. That is only threatened when the big bad lobs a grenade at them and they need to fight over who jumps on it.
I can’t promise that I’ll finish Nano, but I’ll at least start, and that’s what matters.
Anyway, I’m doing nano!! I’m @ diwrite if you’d like to add me as a writing buddy! :D
Here’s my project is dumbasses in a sedan (working title), a new adult mystery w a mlm romance ! Below is a brief description:
Five days and 2,500 miles after his father’s disappearance, Cameron’s car breaks down. He’d been following a trail of clues and hasty assumptions that led him right to Bluehorn City, a crumbling ghost town in northwestern Arizona. But now he’s out of money, out of gas, and out of ideas, and the more he uncovers about his dad, the less sure he is of who the man was. Now, Cameron has to figure out what’s so special about Bluehorn. Maybe special isn’t quite the word for it; the town’s sitting on a secret, and at the center of it all is Andy, an auto mechanic with a chunk missing from his memory. Andy offers Cameron a deal: Cameron helps Andy solve his own mystery, and Andy fixes Cameron’s car for free. What else is there to do, with no car and no idea where to go next? Cameron accepts. Little do either of them know just what they’ll uncover.
as always, the plot/genre/everything is subject to change because I’m ~indecisive~, but I’m pretty happy with this so far !!!
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Hi! I'm Kit I write and occasionally do other stuff
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